📍 525 a H Ehrig Dr, Brenham, Washington County, 77833
Brenham H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Brenham, Washington County. The school has 1,584 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Watts. It is part of the Brenham Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 118.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brenham H S enrolls 1,584 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 118.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 645 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 551 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 321 | 20% |
| Asian | 39 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
787 of the school's 1,584 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 702 qualify for free lunch and 85 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Brenham H S is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 13.
Brenham H S is one of 7 schools in BRENHAM ISD, based in BRENHAM, Texas. The district serves 4,872 students district-wide and employs 387 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,584 students, Brenham H S is larger than the district average of about 696 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant